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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-03-30
Undignified Haste.

It is part of the duty and power Of
the President to negotiate treaties. It
is the privilege of the Senate to ratify
or reject such treaties. But for the
first time in the history Of the coun-
Try cheeky Senator has proposed to
tie the hands of the President before
the treaty is negotiated. Here is res
olution introduced into the Senate by
the distinguished mackerel Senator
from Massachusetts,:
That it is the judgment Of the Senate that
under the present circums tances no negotia-
ton should be undertaken with Great Britain
in regard to existing differences with her prov
ince of Canada, which has for Its object the re-
duction, change or abolition Of on Of our exist
ing duties on imports.
This is nice specimen of gall, in.
deed. Why can't the lordly Senate
wait until it is called upon to act in the
regular constitutional wayp What
hurt will Presidential treaty do until
the Senate has acted on it in the regu-
lar way? The Senate need not be in
such frightful hurry to assert its
rights. There is plenty of time for il
to knock treaty into cooked hat fol
any within it chooses to entertain. -Des
Mois,es Leader.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-03-30
Take Care Of the Babies.

The great mortality among children
is very noticeable in the death rates Of
most American cities. It would be
greatly lessened if parents would use
some common sense. Babies are much
more susceptible to cold than are adults,
and yet a mother will 60 out, herself
Warmly clad from head to foot, and al
low her child to patter beside her on the
cold pavement in its little house shoes.
Another practice which should be pro-
tested against is allowing a nurse to
stand near window with the babe in
her arms while she INDUCES her curl
osity in looking at the passers-by. Many
a baby has had an attack Of Group from
the cold which radiated from the win.
dow on the delicate little lungs or legs
Even with double sash there is generally
cold air coming through the openings
and the panes themselves, with thu
weather at zero. chill the air in the clos
J vicinity. pstyoK lyi9Hfs.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-03-30
A Few Administration Acts.

Next in order Of Importance among
the acts of the late Congress after the
bills regarding the Presidential success
sion and the electoral count and the
bill repeating the Tenure-of-O act
is to be ranked the Interstate Com
.nerce bill-an experiment in Federal
legislation regarding railways, the
workings of which will be awaited with
great interest. The law grating lands
in severalty to Indians marks long
step forward in the solution Of the
Indian problem. The passage of bill
authorizing building for the Con-
gressional library is cause for congrat-
ulation. The act referring all private
claims, which have long occupied an
unreasonable share of the time of Con
| gress, to the Court Of Claims il an i'm
portant measure Of reform in legis.
lative methods. The steady improve
ment in the postal service receives
another impetus in the acts extending
the free delivery system to all places Of
10000 inhabitants and reducing the
fees on postal money orders. IN \
] Post
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-03-30
NEWSPAPER DRIFT.
The action Of the House in ref

The action of the House in refus
ing to hold communication with the
Senate prevents the Soldiers Monu-
ment bill from becoming law. This
bill was first proposed in the Senate
and unanimously passed. It was sent
thence to the House, where it was also
passed. President Smith and Governor
Gray are both ready to sign it, but the
House withholds it, thus preventing its
becoming law. The ex-soldiers of
the State will hold the Republican
party responsible if the bill fails of be-
coming law because of the foolishness
of the House Republicans. -lndtaaa
State Sentinel.
The Portland (Me.) Advertiser
Rep. }, discussing the appointment Of
colored men to Office in the District of
Columbia, remarks that times have
changed and goes on to say: "Mr.
Matthews has been twice rejected for
the ostensiblc reason that he was not a
resident of the District, but really, as
every body knew, he was black DEM
ocrat." 1t adds: All the objections
raised against Matthews apply to Trot-
ter. Frederick Douglass was citizen
of New York when he was first nomi-
mated for the same place, and nobody
seems to have thought of Directing on
that account. -
The attention of Senator Hoar
of Massachusetts, and Senator Sherman
of Ohio is demurely directed to the
sworn testimony of residents of Wash
ington County, Texas, given before the
Senate Investigating committee, on the
alleged election outrages in that dis
trict The preponderance of evidence
fatty contradicts the statements of the
memorialists, who, it is said by numer-
Gus witnesses, are worthless lot of Re-
publican politicians, who have for years
been manipulating the colored vote in
their own interests, but, having been
ousted from power in 1884, they have
since been endeavoring to pose as mar
tyrs. Ex-Congressman Giddings Of
Texas says the whole trouble arises
from the fact that the memorialists are
Republicans for revenue only. This
is sad news for the aforementioned
standard-bearers of the army of bloody
shirt orators. 1t will compel those gen.
tlemen to conduct a little investigation
of their own and remodel the occur.
renee to suit the exigencies of the next
Presidential Campaign. Chicago Ne'0s'
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-03-30
THE PACIFIC CABLE.
Importance of the Proposed British Amer
lean aud Hong Kong Cable Line.

Importance of the Proposed British-Amer-
lean aud Hong Kong Cable Line.
The time is not distant when the
whole globe will be covered with a net
work Of telegraph wires, Nearly all
commercial ports on every continent
are now in communication with the
centers of trade in Europe and Amer
lea. The last great gap is about to be
filled up by the laying of cables under
the Pacific ocean. A company of Brit
ish capitalists has been organized to
lay cable from Vancouver. B. c., to
Hong Kong, China. There will be
branches and connections with Japan
and the principal islands of the Pacific
ocean. The Importance of this multi
plication of verbal communication
between different parts of the world
can not be overestimated. For one
thing, it will probably lay the basis for
universal language-a telegraphic
code will be established that can be read
by operators the world over. Then, as
has been frequently pointed out, mer-
camille profits are reduced to a mini
mum when knowledge of prices in
the various markets is flashed in
simultaneously from the buying to the
selling marts of trade. The enormous
profits of former periods was simply an
insurance against the risks of sending
cargoes to distant ports in ignorance
of the prices that might prevail when
the vessels reached their destinations.
There are also those who dream that
this instantaneous communication be-
tween one end of the earth and the
other may bring about a single gov.
eminent for the whole globe, and thus
usher in the era when peace will pre-
vail, and industry be the one material
pursuit of mankind. The labor ques.
ton can never be settled until there il
an agreement all over the world as tc
what the workingmen's share of the
aggregate production shall be. Dem
orest's Magazine.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-03-30
PAsTEuR's WORK.

One Of the Most Beneficial Discoveries
Made by the Great French Scientist.
Pasteur's next work was to demon
strate that spontaneous generation was
a myth; and he then discovered the
germ which caused SO much havoc
among the silk-worms Of France and
other countries. He demonstrated that
the disease among the silk-worms was
contagious, and gave practical direc-
tons for its prevention, which restored
the silk industry to Europe. This work
led him to the great work Of his life
the development Of the theory of the
parasitic origin of communicable dis
eases; and in this effort he took up the
disease known as anthrax or splenic
fever, which was decimating the flocks
of all Europe. He put a drop of splenic-
fever blood into sterilized yeast water;
in few hours it swarmed with
myriads of bacteria. A drop OF
the first cultivation he put into
a second flask containing the same kind
of liquid and the bacteria multiplied
as before.
The process he repeated fifteen or
twenty times, and by this means freed
the initial drop of blood from any sub
stance it might have carried with it.
And now, if a drop of this last culti-
walton is injected under the skin Of a
rabbit or sheep, the animal dies with
all the symptoms of idiopathic splenic
fever. Pasteur had studied vaccina-
ton, and he now undertook to ''vacci-
nate for protection Of animals against
splenic fever. Before the close of the
year 1881 Pasteur had "vaccinated'
33,946 animals. In 1882 the number
amounted to 800, 102, including $1,000
oxen and 1000 horses. In 1883 100, 900
were added to the list. In 1881 it was
the common practice Of farmers to
"vaccinate'' one half Of their herd and
leave the remaining half unprotected
It was found at the close of the veal
that the loss in protected sheep wa'
ten times less than in the unprotected
being to TAO as against l in 70. II
cows and oxen it was fourteen time
less.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-03-30
VOL. XLII.-NO. Is.
p,TH AND POINT.

There is no law to prevent mans
making fool of himself. If there
was, some men would be at loss to
pass the time. St Adams Messenger.
"A lady, in speaking of recent
failure, remarked, quite innocently,
that Brown had given up his pew in
church, but not his horses and carriage.
-Harper's Bazaar.
He (tenderly): And what do you
think of the engagement ring sent
you, Gertie? She (delightedly): Oh
it is beautiful-in fact, the handsomest
one ever had given me-"
An exchange says: ut is usually
the unmarried women who write about
How to Manage Husband. ;" OF
course it is. You don't find the mar
ried woman giving away her little
plan.-Boston Transcript.
* street girl to her BROTHER say,
Harry, the girls on Sixteenth street
have organized a Thought Club. :"
Harry Thought Club" eh? Think
ing about whether they'll catch a hus.
band this season or have to wait over
another year. Washington Critic.
-Epitaph on Kitchen Girl
Departed from this world Of strife
To regions pleasant and serene:
The last scene OF this maiden's lie
Was kerosene.
Boston CONrie.
"A self-swinging mop is one of the
latest inventions. By and by mops
will be intelligent enough to heat water
and go through the whole ceremony
without the help Of the hired girl. This
will give the girl one more afternoon
out (making eight in alD every week.
st. Albums Messenger.
-"How do you like your new posi-
tion?" inquired a travelling man of a
friend. 20, first rate "Your en-
ployer treats you well, does hep
Eyes, indeed. He has already given
me raise s.What, SO soon? When
was it?'' Last Sunday night, when l
called on his daughter. Merchant
1rdUeler.
Young Clammy with tremendous
idea of his conversational powers) =
| My mother will be down in a few
moments, Miss Keene. Cawn't Ienter-
tain you until she comes? Miss Keen O.
How good of you, Mr.. Clammy. Will
you be kind enough to watch my coach
man out of the window and see that he
keeps his cape buttoned up tightly
The poor fellow is so delicate, you
know zId-Bits.
Said the saleslady at the hair store:
women are funny things. When they
come to purchase false hair it is never
for themselves. It is invariably for a
friend. Then they take out lock Of
hair as sample for matching. Right
from their own heads, of course. They
can't fool me; I've seen too many Of
EN-" This is what the saleslady said.
OF course we don't believe word of it.
Boston Transcript.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-03-30

thought at times in the stiffness 1
heard the flowing of the rapid river.
l soon forgot the annoyances of the
cabin, the rafting cow-bells, and the
hard poles, in admiration of scene
such as l may never see again!
At four o'clock the herdsmen rose;
the stone hut containing the little dairy
was opened, and by daylight had
been initiated into the mysteries of
making the "Schabziger cheese" The
process was not greatly different from
that used in making other Swiss
cheese. 1t differed in detail, but the
great secret lay in the use of certain
herb, which gives the cheese its deli
cious flavor and peculiar color. This
herb does not grow in America, nor is
it to be found anywhere outside of the
little district of Laachen, by the Glarus
Alps. 1t is called cheese clover, OF
n1elitlot4s coeaNleG.
These cheeses are little bits of green
things, the shape of teacups, and they
are shipped from Glarus as great deli
cacies to many quarters of the
earth. Our common sage cheese is an
imitation of them. When the autumn
comes, these senns and their herd Of
cows will go down the mountain for the
winter. The men will wear wreaths Of
roses, and the pretty cows will have
festoons of roses around their horns,
and all the villagers will turn out to
welcome them, with song and dance.
1t is the harvest of the dairy. The
COWS do not belong to the six senns on
the mountain only; they are the prop
erty of all the villagers, and the COW
that is reported as having produced the
most milk while on the Alps, will be
rewarded with new bell, and will be
called the queen COW of the village fol
a years. Il. N. Byers, IN Youths
Companion.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-03-30
Saw-Dust for Litter.

Pine saw-dust is of no value as man.
ure, and from considerable experiences
with it some years ago, when it. was
used for bedding for twenty head Of
horse and work cattle, we would never
use it again. The manure was so dry
and light that it widowed and fire.
fanged in spite Of all efforts, and when
plowed in for crop OF potatoes there
was very small yield as far as this
manure went. Hard wood saw-dust,
on the other hand. is far better; it de-
Gays quickly and keeps moist, We are
using as much Of it as we can procure
for littering horses and cows and con-
slider it valuable. The two manures,
however, should be mixed together as
the horse manure is apt to heat toq
much. J, Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-03-30
MoRGANATIc UNIONS.
An Unnatural Restriction Recognized
Among the Scions of Royalty.

An Unnatural Restriction Recognized
Among the Scions of Royalty.
For centuries past the rule rigidly
enforced by successive crowned heads
of Europe has been that members of
their families shall not marry out of a
certain boundary-that is, shall always
marry members of their own or few
other royal families. If ever Prince
or Princess, yielding to the natural in
luence of affection, should marry out
of this select circle, such union is not
recognized by any of the exclusively
'illustrious'' persons who belong to it.
The marriage may be solemnized
in the most regular manner
by duly qualified clergyman, but the
etiquette of royalty declares that it is
null and void from first to last, and
that its fruits shall be illegitimate. So
much recognized is this exclusive and
unnatural restriction, that all such
marriages are called morganatic, a
Germanized term, derived from NOR
gen, morning, and gifs, a gift, abiding
to a dowry which used to be paid the
morning after a marriage, when this
dowry was given and received in lieu
| of all other dowry, and also of rights OF
inheritance that might fall to the issue
of such marriages Sometimes it is
called left-handed marriage, proba-
bly, because it was believed that the
| royal parsonage contracting it gave the
golden ring to the bride with the left
hand, and not, as in all other cases,
with the right. Any person not OF
blood-royal, who contracts such a mar
| riage, knows, beforehand, that he OIL
she is not publicly recognized as hus.
band and wife, and that the children
from such a marriage can neither enjoy
the rank nor inherit the possessions Of
the superior party.-Boston Budget
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-03-30
EASTER MORN.

Ere yet the shadowy mountain-tops
Were silvered with the light,
Or of the lilies slipped the drops
Won from the dewy night;
Ere yet the mornings incense curled
o er the glimmering Galilee,
The grave had yielded to the world
Its awful mystery.
Through ali the night the pallid stars
Watched trembling DER the tomb,
And Olivet wrapped all its scars
Deep in the fragrant gloom;
The world one instant held its breath,
When from the flashing Heaven
Gods angel swept, more strong than death,
And deaths dark bonds were riven.
Forth from the sepulchre's embrace
Behold the Conqueror come!
o morning sun, unvail thy face!
o earth. no more be dumb!
From century to century
The pean now shall ring
o grave, where Is thy victory?
o death, where is thy sting?
James B. Kenyon, in Current.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-03-30

When sleeping a rat rolls himse If
up into ball and places his nose down
between his aind legs; he curls his tail
around the outside Of his body; no part
IT him projecting but his two delicate
ears, which are adapted for catching
every sound.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-03-30

err was an army OF what Mark IW ain
once described as the 'Swiss chamois. "
They were, in fact. simply mountain
fleas; but most superior in size, and
numerous in quantity. What with the
,snores, the feas, the hard poles, and
the cow-bells. real sleep, even rest, be-
came out of the question. 1t was
after midnight, and the full moon was
up. Without taking the trouble to
make toilet, I went out of the
cabin.
What sight! Never in my life had
I seen such perfect, such glorious
moonlight. 1t was like stepping sud
denly into brighter world. The per-
feet atmosphere made the shining OF
the moon light almost beyond
description. Great snow-fields and
ice-gorges. lying on other mountain
slopes far across the valley, reflected
the light with marvellous beauty. Far
up to the right and left stood snow
peaks more dazzling and beauti.
| full than the minarets of Oriental pal.
| aces. Here and there a gray mount
| ain, bald of snow, held up its granite
breast like some cathedral. The stars
| shone with a perfect splendor. Every
constellation, every group, every star
stood out in startling detail.
1t was night only possible in GER
tain seasons in the higher attitudes
and perfect atmosphere of the Alps.
could see far down into the valley,
thousands Of feet below me, and
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-03-30

your Aeach ana power. buC LII. Wales
was not one of the three guilty rogues.
He neither forged the vouchers nor
embezzled the money. His response
bility in the case is just the same as
your own. He was the official superior
of the three rogues, as you were OF
himself as we'll as of them. Neither he
nor yourself exposed the frauds nor
punished the parties. !"
This is but single instance of the
unwillingness of high officials under
the Republican Administration to brin g
defaulters and swindlers to justice.
! Er se,,o disco on,,ses. So secure did the
gang of rascals who so long fattened
upon the Government feel in their Ion
immunity from punishment, by the
strong grip they held on those who
might have brought them to justice,
| that they did not realize for long time
the consequences Of the change from q
corrupt to an honest Government t.
When they did realize they formed q
combine against Mr.. Cleveland and
his Administration, a tribute to honesty
| rarely paid Chief Executive of this
Nation. Where most of the creatures
Of the lobby congregate there will bt
heard angry mutterings against the
Administration. When agents Of rot
ten corporations sit down together art
heard curses deep and loud.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-03
The Gem Of the Collection.

know a small boy of tender years who is
going to give himself an awful lot of trouble
when he grows up. He has developed a
strong taste for mementoes, and he keeps
them oil carefully. We all keep mementoes
when We are young But this small boy
keeps book in which he records in full detail
what those mementoes are, e. g.:
l. "A stone taken from the lot where Mr..
Junes new house Is built"
=. "A piece Of red wood picked up in the
back yard Of Mrs. Flahertys cottage
The book is full of this kind of thing He
was showing his treasures to his uncle, and,
having explained everything as it came up,
he reached a thin strip of redwood
"What's this!' asked his uncle, handling it
very irreverently. The boy seized it.
That! That is dearer to ME than all my
ife"
"Bless my soul, What is it,
That is a piece of stick with which We
killed u coon"'-San Francisco Chronicle.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-03

MAYBE you don't know what back
draft IS continued the old fireman. Il
have seen 4 few Of them, and if you get
up on close floor where the water is
playing ON hot fire you'll see all you
want of one. lnever seen it explained.
but my theory is that it's the gases and
the hot air and the steam. and when it
gets to certain pitch all goes off at once,
just as you see the fire pop out when you
lift off the top of base burner stove,
only they amt no smell Of gas about a
back draft that ever knew. But
when it comes it lifts you right off your
feet like feather. Some firemen saw
they can tell when it's coming in time to
get out, but never could The first YOU
see Is the smoke twisted around in roll.
Then you want to fall on your face and
cling to your hose, because it's right onto
you like 4 tornado. I've seen one of
them back drafts lift the roof right off
. building. New York Tribune.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-03
A Remarkable Failing on.

1t seems that the interstate commerce
law is not god-send for the sleeping ca
companies. There has been since the
law went into effect a most remarkable
falling off III the number of travellers in
the sleepers. It's easy to see why. The
abolition OF the passes does it. Most
peorle WHO rode on passes always had
a few dollars to spare. and they purchased
sleeping car tickets to ride easy. Now
they find that paving the fare leaves
them rather short, and they ride in the
chair car, which is much cheaper
Sleeping Car Conductor in Globe Demo-
crat.